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Main aim: To support the credibility, growth and robustness in the production of healthy and stress resilient Danish organic rainbow trout, considering environmental, ethical as well as economic aspects.

Sub goals: 1) Develop methods for selecting robust fry. 2) Investigating how sustainable non-fish based feed given early in the development affect the robustness of the fry. 3) Include welfare and environmental aspects in relation to water treatment procedures. 4) Improve economic competiveness of Danish organic aquaculture.

The project is coordinated by DTU Aqua.

This project is funded by Organic RDD 2 Programme, which is coordinated by the International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems (ICROFS). It has received grants from the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries through the Green Growth and Development Programme (GUDP).